He seemed to get distracted by stardom and I agreed with Ferguson for selling him to Real Madrid. I also think it is really bad that he is paid so much more than his team-mates.

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The irony of this is that very few people here in the U.S. really care, or even know who Beckham is. It surprises me that an American pro soccer team has that much money to spend. He should be playing in England or Europe where his ability is appreciated.

In the end, all this move is is an elephant's graveyard. At his best, Beckham was a player I enjoyed watching a lot. He was very talented, although not astonishingly so (Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Zidane) but he played with great heart and had an excellent "sense" for football -- a real football intelligence. But now he is past his best and his wife wants to live the celebrity life in LA. Good luck to them!

This sort of signing happened in the days of the prior soccer league when the New York Cosmos signed Pele and Franz Beckenbauer in an attempt to save the league. It worked for about 2 seasons. Seems now that the powers that be are trying to get a greater market share for a league that is now self-sustaining and successful enough that the league does not have to check the obits daily for any of the teams. My prediction is that this signing will kill the league. Fifty million dollars per year is probably close to the net profit for the entire league on an annual basis. I realize that player transfer fees and other received funds have been banked for years to do something like this but I have little faith that it will do anything other than increasing home and road attendance for the Galaxy. Most fans of other sports will not care who Beckham is and those who do care will realize that he is in the twilight of his career. For the record, I am a soccer fan and go to several Revolution games every year.

The irony of this is that very few people here in the U.S. really care, or even know who Beckham is. It surprises me that an American pro soccer team has that much money to spend. He should be playing in England or Europe where his ability is appreciated.

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Actually, I think you're way off on this.

Considering that the most highly read magazines in the US are the tabloids, I think this will really appeal to the younger, mainly female bracket. The NFL has shown success in attracting female fans, and I think MLS is trying to do the same thing here. He will do nothing but increase the visibility of MLS as a league. His jerseys will sell and he will increase attendance in LA and nationwide, when they travel.

Also, I've heard rumblings that it's not $250M from the team. . .some of it is in guaranteed endorsements.

Considering that the most highly read magazines in the US are the tabloids, I think this will really appeal to the younger, mainly female bracket. The NFL has shown success in attracting female fans, and I think MLS is trying to do the same thing here. He will do nothing but increase the visibility of MLS as a league. His jerseys will sell and he will increase attendance in LA and nationwide, when they travel.

Also, I've heard rumblings that it's not $250M from the team. . .some of it is in guaranteed endorsements.

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What, you think that women are going to flock to MLS soccer games now?